Breakout Kings: Cancelled; No Season Three

Published: May 18, 2012

A&E has cancelled their crime drama, Breakout Kings after two seasons and 23 episodes. It seems this case is closed.

Breakout Kings follows a squad of U.S. Marshals who make special deals with prisoners to catch escaped convicts. The cast includes Laz Alonso, Domenick Lombardozzi, Brooke Nevin, Malcolm Goodwin, Serinda Swan, and Jimmi Simpson.

The series debuted in March 2011 to a 1.2 rating in the demo with 2.8 million viewers. The ratings declined in later weeks and the first season finale drew a 0.8 rating with 2.01 million.

Should Breakout Kings have been cancelled?

In March 2012, the second season debuted with a 0.8 rating with 2.11 million. In that episode, many viewers were shocked to see Alonso’s lead character Charlie abruptly killed off. Alonso later told fans that leaving the show was not his idea.

Over the course of season two, the ratings for Breakout Kings further declined, hitting a low of a 0.5 rating with 1.27 million. The finale aired last month and A&E has decided they don’t want a third season.

Of the cancellation, Malcolm Goodwin (Shea on the series) tweeted, “So Breakout Kings is canceled. Thx to all 4 the luv & support over the last 2 seasons! It’s been a fun experience! Much luv! On to the next.”

The news comes soon after co-creator Matt Olmstead was signed to run NBC’s new fireman drama, Chicago Fire.

What do you think? Are you sorry that Breakout Kings won’t be back for a third season? Did Alonso leaving the series influence your watching the series?

I am so upset this show is cancelled!!! I love this show!!! I don’t get it, every time a decent show comes out, so idiot decides to cancel it!! I am so tired of all the crap on TV! Not even worth paying for it anymore!!

I can’t believe this show got cancelled. I started watching it and automatically i got hooked. The last episode of season 2 had me at the edge of my seat! I really hope that the show can come back on air, that would be awesome!

This show has a lot of potential .if the rating was declining maybe it was because of te schedule . People were busy at the air time but omg the second season got even better . Hopefully another network will do it or hopefully Netflix will pick it up and just put it in Netflix like house of cards. of Netflix do that they will go up like u have no idea .

No Alonso’s getting casted off did not influence me to stop watching on the contrary it just got interesting. It’s a shame that they didn’t finish the series and they left everyone one wondering what the heck happened to everyone. I think that they should do at least a third season and make it interesting with a love twist and a family reunion for everyone. As well as maybe making them part of the Marshalls Dept. once they are cleared. It will make it all right.

It’s always the same, networks keep these very stupid, mindless shows and cancel good ones!! Breakout Kings was a good show and was looking forward to the third season!! Here’s hoping that another network will pick-up the show.